Strikeforce confirmed this week what Sherdog reported a week ago,which was the postponement to the second leg of the Heavyweight Grand Prix, which was originally scheduled to take place on April 9. A few days ago, Josh Gross of ESPN then confirmed that the HW GP would indeed be postponed and continue in Dallas, TX […]
Update On Bellator Majority Shareholder: Plainfield Asset Management
In September of 2010, MMAPayout reported that Bellator funder and majority stake holder, Plainfield Asset Management (a hedge fund based out of CT) was being investigated by the FBI. The recession, FBI Investigations and whistleblower allegations have caused great hardship on the company over the past few years. Wall Street Journal now gives us an […]
Shark Fights Signs TV Deal With HDNet, Set To Debut With March 11 Event
MMAPayout has learned that budding promotion, Shark Fights, has signed a TV deal with HDNet and is set to debut on the network with their next scheduled event on March 11th, headlined by Matt Horwich vs Danillo Villefort. Here is the rumored card for Shark Fights 14, set to debut on HDNet: Shark Fights 14: […]
Showtime Sports & M-1 Global Announce “M-1 Challenge: Damkovsky vs. Figueroa” Live On Showtime
As MMAPayout reported last week, Showtime and M-1 announce that the “M-1 Challenge” 3/25 event taking place in the U.S. will be televised live on the network. SHOWTIME Sports and M-1 GLOBAL announced today an upcoming mixed martial arts (MMA) event entitled M-1 Challenge: Damkovsky vs. Figueroa featuring two M-1 GLOBAL title fights. The bouts […]
Strikeforce HW GP: Fedor vs Silva Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll be taking a look at the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix first event televised on Showtime and headlined by Fedor Emelianenko, as he made his long awaited return to the cage against Brazilian giant Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva. The event took place at the IZOD Center in […]